THE UNFAITHFUL SPOUSE

Jenny and Michael had been married for five years, and they seemed to have a perfect life, or so Jenny thought. Michael was a successful businessman, and they had a beautiful home, two cars, and no financial worries. They had everything they needed, except for a child, which Jenny had always dreamed of having, but Michael was not ready yet.

One day, Jenny received a message on her phone from an unknown number. The message read, "Hey beautiful, I can't stop thinking about you. When can we meet again?" She was taken aback and immediately asked who the sender was, but the person did not reply. She decided to ignore the message and hoped it was a mistake.

But the messages kept coming, and they got more and more explicit. She confronted Michael, who denied any wrongdoing and claimed it was probably a wrong number. She wanted to believe him, but her instincts told her something was wrong.

One day, Jenny decided to follow Michael to see where he went after work. She waited outside his office building and saw him leave with a woman in his car. She trailed them from a distance and saw Michael dropping off the woman near her apartment. She took the license plate number down and looked her up online. She discovered that she was single and confirmed her whereabouts.

Jenny felt like her world was crumbling apart. She had always trusted Michael, but she realized that he'd been cheating on her. She felt humiliated and devastated. She could not understand why he would betray her and their marriage. She decided that it was time to confront him once and for all.

When Michael came home later that evening, Jenny confronted him with her findings. Michael tried to deny it at first, but when he saw the look on her face, he finally admitted to cheating. He said he had been feeling neglected because she was always busy with her job and social activities, and he thought he was not her priority anymore.

Jenny was hurt and felt like all the trust and love she had for Michael were gone. She felt like a fool for trusting him and not seeing the signs. She asked him to leave the house and called a divorce lawyer the next day.

The divorce was not an easy process, but Jenny was determined to move on with her life. She threw herself into her work, and after a few months, she was promoted to a senior position at her company. She made new friends and took up new hobbies, and soon she found that she was over Michael and ready to start anew.

Months after the divorce, Jenny bumped into Michael at a grocery store. He looked haggard, and it was clear that he had not moved on as quickly as she had. Jenny was surprised when he approached her and apologized for everything. He said he realized that he had taken her for granted and that he regretted his actions.

Jenny listened to him but was not sure if she wanted to hear more. She had moved on, and she knew he had lost her trust and love forever. She wished him well but made it clear that there was no turning back.

Michael left the store, and Jenny knew then that she had made the right decision. She had caught a cheating partner, but she had also learned from it. She had realized that she was stronger than she thought, and she had taken charge of her life. She had come out of it more self-aware and more confident. She knew that she deserved better, and she was not going to settle for anything less.